{"id":13780,"date":"2024-03-30T17:37:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T17:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/30\/china-ev-battery-maker-btr-to-build-cathode-plant-in-morocco-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T17:37:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T17:37:47","slug":"china-ev-battery-maker-btr-to-build-cathode-plant-in-morocco-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/30\/china-ev-battery-maker-btr-to-build-cathode-plant-in-morocco-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"China EV battery maker BTR to build cathode plant in Morocco &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-108880511,imgsize-1814979.cms?fit=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"China EV battery maker BTR to build cathode plant in Morocco &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"China EV battery maker BTR to build cathode plant in Morocco &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>The Moroccan government gave the green light on Friday for <!-- -->Chinese<!-- --> electric battery maker <!-- -->BTR<!-- --> New Material Group to build a <!-- -->factory<!-- --> near <!-- -->Tangier<!-- --> to produce key component cathode.<br \/> The plant, to be built at a cost of 3 billion dirhams ($300 million), will have a production capacity of 50,000 tonnes, <!-- -->Morocco<!-- -->&#8216;s investment ministry said.<br \/> The first output of 25,000 tonnes is expected in September 2026, the ministry said in a statement following the signing of the investment deal with BTR.<br \/> Moroccan officials have often pitched the north African country as a good location for EV battery factories because of its existing auto industry and renewable energy sectors, and the presence of raw materials including cobalt and phosphates.<br \/> Stellantis-owned Citroen has a plant in Kenitra in northwest Morocco with capacity to produce 50,000 supermini electric cars, while Renault and Stellantis-owned Peugeot make combustion-engine cars in Morocco, which is also a base for a cluster of car parts makers. 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The plant, to be built at a cost of 3 billion dirhams ($300 million), will have a production capacity of 50,000 tonnes, Morocco&#8216;s investment ministry said. 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